Callirhoë involucrata var. involucrata
Synonyms: Callirhoë involucrata var. novomexicana Baker f.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 243.
Stems decumbent, 0.7–7.5 dm. Leaves: stipules 5–15(–23) × (3.5–)5.5–10(–15) mm; blade (1–)2–8.5 × 1.5–9.5 cm, sinuses between lobes of cauline leaves extending to within 5–15 mm of petiole. Involucellar bractlets 6–17.5 × 1.5–3.5 mm. Petals usually reddish purple with white basal spot, rarely white, (1.5–)1.9–3.2 cm (male sterile 0.8–2 cm). Mericarps hairy, hairs simple. 2n = 30, 60.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early fall.
Habitat: Plains, prairies, waste places, along roads
Elevation: 200–1500 m
Distribution
Ariz., Ark., Colo., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.Mex., Okla., Oreg., Pa., Tex., Va., Wyo.
Discussion
Variety involucrata is introduced in Arizona, central Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, eastern Iowa, eastern Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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